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I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 1 (light novel)
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See morev. 1: "Allen is training to be a swordsman, but he's just no good at it. After losing a duel with high stakes, he's about to drop out when a mysterious man offers him a chance to get 100 million years' worth of training with the press of a button. But what happens when he presses it over and over?!"--
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BUTTON MASH TO VICTORY?
On the verge of flunking out of Grand Swordcraft Academy due to his total lack of talent, Allen Rodol's life goes from bad to worse when the class prodigy challenges him to a duel where it’s win or face expulsion. However, the night before his hopeless bout, a mysterious hermit grants Allen a button that will give him one hundred million years to train in an alternate reality when pressed.
Allen not only gladly accepts the offer but also goes back for seconds, thirds, tenths even! With over a billion years of straight practice under his belt, the world is about to see what the Reject Swordsman can really do!
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781975322342
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 November 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: Yen Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 208.0mm
Weight: 240g
Pages: 216
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I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 8 (manga)
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I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 1 (manga)
Allen gets such poor grades at Grand Swordcraft Academy that his fellow students have dubbed him the Reject Swordsman. But one day, he is granted a mysterious button that, when pressed, will give him one hundred million years to train in an alternate reality. With an ungodly amount of practice under his belt, the world is about to see what...PaperbackSold Out -
I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 2 (manga)
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I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 7 (manga)
Lia is captured by the Obsidian Order, and Allen and his friends must do everything they can to save her. With the timer ticking down on them, they finally find their way into the enemy's base, but more daunting trials await them inside. Facing off against the strongest swordsman in history, will Allen fold under the pressure, or will he...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out on Top, Vol. 9 (light novel)
A traitorous Holy Blade and a former member of the Four Imperial Knights launch an attack to steal the Billion-Year Sakura, an eidolon, forcing Allen and his friends to face their toughest opponents yet. How will they manage to stand against the true power of a Soul Attire? Immerse yourself in I Kept Pressing the 100-Million-Year Button and Came Out...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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